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Butler Y swim team wins state title

STATE COLLEGE — The Butler YMCA Barracuda swim team's senior boys won the state championship last weekend at Penn State's McCoy Natatorium.

The Barracudas' Nathan Callithen, Matt Cummings, Derek Ekas, Matt Karenbauer, Andrew Pierre, Ian Schirra, John Wilson and Braden Zukowski placed first in the 15-18 age category. The field consisted of more than 60 teams.

The Butler Y's combined team placed fifth in the state.

Camryn Forbes broke meet records in the 500-yard freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley on the girls side. Other Barracuda state champions were Taylor Petrak in the 50 free, Ben Borvendeg in the 50 and 100 free, Wilson in the 200 breast.

The senior girls relay team of Forbes, Brooke Zukowski, Mallory Marzolf and Petrak won the 200 medley relay.

Butler has 13 swimmers heading to the YMCA National Championship in Greensboro, N.C., next week. They include Callithen, Cummings, Derek Ekas, Forbes, Abbie Griffith, Devin Javens, Karenbauer, Marzolf, Petrak, Pierre, Schirra , Wilson and Brooke Zukowski.

Butler Y placers at the Pa, YMCA Swimming Championships follow:

Girls, 10-under

50 back: 4-Rachel Birch, 11-Morgan Teets

100 back: 11-Rachel Birch

11-12

50 free: 5-Katelyn Reott

200 free relay: 12-Katie Rabasio, Lilah Marzolf, Sarah Szebalskie, Katelyn Reott

13-14

100 butterfly: 6-Abbie Griffith

200 butterfly: 7-Abbie Griffith

400 IM: 11-Abbie Griffith

200 medley relay: 8-Bauily Trettel, Claire Lindsey, Abbie Griffith, Grace Phillips

15-over

50 free: 1-Taylor Petrak 23.85

100 free: 2-Mallory Marzolf

200 free: 2-Mallory Marzolf

500 free: 1-Camryn Forbes 4:50.30 meet record, 5-Brooke Zukowski

100 back: 1-Camryn Forbes 54.50 meet record

200 back: 2-Taylor Petrak, 10-Rachel Ledford

100 breast: 10-Brooke Zukowski

200 breast: 8-Brooke Zukowski

100 butterfly: 3-Taylor Petrak

200 IM: 1-Camryn Forbes 2:04.28 meet record

400 IM: 3-Mallory Marzolf, 12-Rachel Ledford

200 medley relay: 1-Camryn Forbes, Brooke Zukowski, Mallory Marzolf, Taylor Petrak 1:45.84

Boys, 11-12

50 free: 1-Ben Borvendeg 24.51

100 free: 1-Ben Borvendeg 52.88, 8-Bryce Dryden

200 free: 10-Bryce Dryden

50 butterfly: 5-Ben Borvendeg

200 free relay: 6-Bryce Dryden, Gideon Goettler, Drew Griffith, Ben Borvendeg

13-14

200 breast: 12-Zachary Wilson

200 medley relay: 7-Samuel Schirra, Zachary Wilson, Anthony Ravasio, Michael Phillips

15-over

200 free: 8-Andrew Pierre

500 free: 8-Andrew Pierre

100 back: 8-Nathan Callithen, 9-Matthew Karenbauer

200 back: 5-Nathan Callithen, 6-Andrew Pierre

100 breast: 3-John Wilson, 6-Ian Schirra

200 breast: 1-John Wilson 2:07, 3-Matt Cummings, 4-Ian Schirra

200 butterfly: 6-Matthew Karenbauer

200 IM: 11-Ian Schirra

400 IM: 3-Nathan Callithen, 4-Matt Cummings, 7-Braden Zukowski

400 free relay: 6-Ian Schirra, Andrew Pierre, Derek Ekas, John Wilson

200 medley relay: 3-Nathan Callithen, John Wilson, Matthew Karenbauer, Derek Ekas

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